dote
verb (used without object)
to bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually (usually followed by on orupon ).
is doting
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present progressiveof dote (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Ms. Jean-Pierre’s mother, she has told friends, is doting and accepting of her personal life.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2022
Except when Helms is doting on his six grandchildren, he rarely relaxes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Unless Lord Cullamore is doting, I'm sure of that fact.
From The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by William Carleton
"Suffer the unhappy man to speak," interrupted the Intendant, "he is doting in his sorrow, and it is not unreasonable to hear all that he may bring forward for his defence."
From The Rebellion in the Cevennes, an Historical Novel Vol. II. by Ludwig Tieck
But she is doting with age and infirmity.
From The Antiquary — Volume 02 by Sir Walter Scott
